Both teens were 14 at the time of the Avondale shooting, but the now 15-year-old boy who pulled the trigger accepted a plea deal to stay out of the adult judicial system. The boy said the shooting was an accident, but Judge Sylvia Hendon said even accidents have consequences.

TONIGHT.... THE LOSS OF A LIFE.. AND THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE. GOOD EVENING I'M SHEREE PAOLELLO. AND I'M MIKE DARDIS. A JUDGE... IS FACING A TOUGH DECISION.. ON THE TEENAGE BOY'S PUNISHMENT... THE SHOOTING WAS NOT INTENTIONAL... BUT SHE SAYS.. THE BOY MUST STILL FACE CONSEQUENCES. WLWT NEWS FIVE'S COURTIS FULLER HAS THE EXCLUSIVE ON THE HEARING... AND WHAT THE FAMILIES ARE SAYING TONIGHT. COURTIS. . INSTEAD OF A TRIAL... THEY STRUCK A DEAL... RECKLESS HOMICIDE WITH GUN SPECIFICATIONS... A FELONY. THAT'S THE AGREEMENT A 15 YEAR OLD BOY ACCEPTED. THIS IS A SAD CASE.. TWO FAMILIES TORN APART BY A SPLIT SECOND DECISION..THAT TURNED TRAGIC. (Donita Adkins/Victim's Mother: she didn't get to live her life because he chose to play with a gun I'm just hurt that's alI I'm just hurt) AN EMOTIONAL HEARING AS A NOW-15 YEAR OLD BOY ADMITS TO PLAYING WITH A LOADED GUN.... ..SILENCING THE LIFE OF HIS FRIEND TYANN ADKINS (Sylvia Hendon/Judge: there had to be some thought process I'm cool I got this gun maybe you were just showing it to her maybe you were just acting silly) THE TEENAGERS... BOTH 14 AT THE TIME... WERE AT AN APARTMENT IN AVONDALE WITH FRIENDS. THE BOY HAS SAID ALL ALONG,, THE SHOOTING WAS AN ACCIDENT--- BUT JUDGE SYLVIA HENDON SAYS EVEN ACCIDENTS HAVE CONSEQUENCES (Sylvia Hendon/Judge:but oh my God you had to make a conscious the one thing you pulled the trigger) THE JUDGE SAYS THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS CRIMINAL (Donita Adkins/Victim's Mother: I hate for another mother to go thru what I'm going thru it's the worst thing ever in the world that's my daughter my first born she's was only 14 years old) THE BOY TOOK A PLEA DEAL TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE ADULT SYSTEM. BUT THE JUDGE WAS CLEAR HE WILL STILL FACE SERIOUS PENALTIES (Sylvia Hendon/Judge:I'm not going to try to sugarcoat this you are likely going into some form of placement right I don't know which one) BUT FOR TYANN'S MOTHER.. (Donita Adkins/Victim's Mother: no penalty is going to bring my daughter back no penalty is going is going to stop my heart from hurtin so it is what it is) THE MOTHER OF THE BOY TOLD THE JUDGE SHE AGREED WITH THE PLEA ARRANGEMENT. THE BOY DOES HAVE AN EXTENSIVE RECORD... WHICH THE JUDGE SAID DOES NOT BODE WELL. HE IS SET FOR SENTENCING LATER THIS MONTH. REPORTING LIVE ....I'M COURTIUS FULLER NEWS FIVE. POLICE STILL HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE OWNER OF THE GUN.